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		<title>Washington, DC VMUG &#8211; March 10, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for the upcoming Washington DC VMware® User Group meeting on Tuesday, March  10th, 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to meet with your peers to discuss virtualization trends, best practices and the latest technology.
Agenda
10:30 a.m. 	Check-In
10:50 a.m. 	Opening Remarks
11:00 a.m. 	Compellent Presentation
11:45 a.m. 	Lunch
12:30 p.m. 	VMware ThinApp Presentation by [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/11/vmtodays-one-year-anniversary/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VMtoday&#8217;s One Year Anniversary'>VMtoday&#8217;s One Year Anniversary</a> <small>Today marks the one year anniversary of my first post...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/06/vmworld-here-i-come/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VMworld Here I Come'>VMworld Here I Come</a> <small>Today is the last day for VMworld early-bird registration, and...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/01/guest-free-disk-space-revisited/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Guest Free Disk Space Revisited'>Guest Free Disk Space Revisited</a> <small>I wrote about a method for determining guest free disk...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2010/03/washington-dc-vmug-march-10-2010/</link>
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		<title>Installing PowerPath/VE using VMware Update Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am finishing up an installation of an EMC Clariion CX4 SAN.  One of the final steps of the installation is to configure PowerPath/VE on the ESXi hosts.  PowerPath/VE is EMC&#8217;s multipathing extension module for VMware (and Hyper-V), designed to replace the Native Multipathing Plugin (NMP) for increased I/O performance and failover management.  [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/09/microsoft-and-vmware-virtualization-documentation/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft and VMware Virtualization Documentation'>Microsoft and VMware Virtualization Documentation</a> <small>Microsoft published a document named &#8220;Getting to Know Hyper-V: A...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/09/the-skinny-on-esxtop/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Skinny on ESXTOP'>The Skinny on ESXTOP</a> <small>A reader named Mark contacted me today and asked if...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2008/11/networking-problems-with-esx-35-update-3-on-the-dl380-g3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Networking Problems with ESX 3.5 Update 3 on the DL380 G3'>Networking Problems with ESX 3.5 Update 3 on the DL380 G3</a> <small>I began building up a new lab environment with a...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2010/02/installing-powerpathve-using-vmware-update-manager/</link>
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		<title>Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In parts I, II, and III of the Storage Basics series we looked at the basic building blocks of modern storage systems: hard disk drives.  Specifically, we looked at the performance characteristics of disks in terms of IOPS and the impact of combining disks into RAID sets to improve performance and resiliency.  Today we will have [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iii-raid/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID</a> <small>This is the third in a multi-part series on storage...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-i-intro/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part I: An Introduction'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part I: An Introduction</a> <small>I am increasingly finding that both my SMB and Enterprise...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-ii-iops/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS</a> <small>In Part I of this series, I discussed the important...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iv-interface/</link>
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		<title>Right-sizing Your Power and Cooling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know that virtualization allows us to do more with less.  Fewer servers and space-saving storage (talk about an oxymoron) help us put some green in the datacenter and back in the budget.  But with tight budgets demanding greater efficiency, virtualization pushing per-U-space utilization higher, and increasingly rack-dense equipment, proper planning of your physical [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2008/12/obtaining-vmware-guest-disk-free-space-for-nfs-sizing/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obtaining VMware Guest Disk Free Space for NFS Sizing'>Obtaining VMware Guest Disk Free Space for NFS Sizing</a> <small>I am often asked about sizing storage vis-à-vis how much...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/01/netapp-extends-50-virtualization-guarantee/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NetApp Extends 50% Virtualization Guarantee'>NetApp Extends 50% Virtualization Guarantee</a> <small>NetApp has extended their 50% Virtualization Guarantee to include Citrix...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/02/installing-powerpathve-using-vmware-update-manager/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Installing PowerPath/VE using VMware Update Manager'>Installing PowerPath/VE using VMware Update Manager</a> <small>I am finishing up an installation of an EMC Clariion...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/right-sizing-your-power-and-cooling/</link>
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		<title>Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the third in a multi-part series on storage basics.  I&#8217;ve had some good feedback from folks in the SMB space saying that the first couple posts in this series have been beneficial, so we&#8217;ll be sticking with some basic concepts for another post or two before we dive into some nitty-gritty details and practical [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iv-interface/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface</a> <small>In parts I, II, and III of the Storage Basics...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-ii-iops/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS</a> <small>In Part I of this series, I discussed the important...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-i-intro/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part I: An Introduction'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part I: An Introduction</a> <small>I am increasingly finding that both my SMB and Enterprise...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iii-raid/</link>
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		<title>Vote Now for Top Virtualization Bloggers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to everyone!  2010 is shaping up to be quite a good year, both personally and professionally.  Between two little boys at home and a bunch of new projects at work I should stay busy.  I will also continue to co-lead the Washington, DC VMware User Group (VMUG).  In my spare time I will [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/11/vmtodays-one-year-anniversary/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VMtoday&#8217;s One Year Anniversary'>VMtoday&#8217;s One Year Anniversary</a> <small>Today marks the one year anniversary of my first post...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/01/netapp-extends-50-virtualization-guarantee/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NetApp Extends 50% Virtualization Guarantee'>NetApp Extends 50% Virtualization Guarantee</a> <small>NetApp has extended their 50% Virtualization Guarantee to include Citrix...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2008/12/landing-a-virtualization-job/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Landing a Virtualization Job'>Landing a Virtualization Job</a> <small>As the New Year rolls around you may find yourself...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/vote-now-for-top-virtualization-bloggers/</link>
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		<title>Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of this series, I discussed the important of storage performance in a virtual environment (really any environment, virtual or not, where you want acceptable performance), and introduced some of the basic measures of a storage environment.  In Part II, we will look more closely at what may be the most important storage [...]


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<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iii-raid/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID</a> <small>This is the third in a multi-part series on storage...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iv-interface/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface</a> <small>In parts I, II, and III of the Storage Basics...</small></li>
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		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-ii-iops/</link>
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		<title>Storage Basics &#8211; Part I: An Introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am increasingly finding that both my SMB and Enterprise customers are uneducated on the fundamentals of storage sizing and performance.  As a result, storage is often overlooked as a performance bottleneck despite it being a vital component to consider in a virtualization implementation.  Storage will only increase in importance as hosts are getting bigger, [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-ii-iops/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part II: IOPS</a> <small>In Part I of this series, I discussed the important...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iv-interface/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part IV: Interface</a> <small>In parts I, II, and III of the Storage Basics...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/storage-basics-part-iii-raid/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID'>Storage Basics &#8211; Part III: RAID</a> <small>This is the third in a multi-part series on storage...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/storage-basics-part-i-intro/</link>
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		<title>Windows Server 2008 R2 &amp; Windows 7 Freeze When Using SVGA Drivers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently ran into an issue when installing my first Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine.  The VM would hang/freeze randomly when used through the VMware vCenter Client&#8217;s console.  It turns out this is a known issue (see this VMware KB Article) with the SVGA driver that is installed as part of the default installation [...]


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<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/09/balloon-driver-problems-with-sql/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Balloon Driver Problems with SQL'>Balloon Driver Problems with SQL</a> <small>I have been meaning to write this up for a...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2008/11/microsoft-offline-virtual-machine-servicing-tool-v2-released/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool v2 Released'>Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool v2 Released</a> <small>The Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool v2 could be...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/</link>
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		<title>VMtoday&#8217;s One Year Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the one year anniversary of my first post on VMtoday.com, and an exciting year it has been in many ways.  First, some stats:

VMtoday.com has been visited more than 10,000 times in the past year.  While the number of site visits is far below some of my fellow virtualization bloggers, it is still exciting [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/08/vmworld-2009-sponsor-and-exhibitor-list/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VMworld 2009 Sponsor and Exhibitor List'>VMworld 2009 Sponsor and Exhibitor List</a> <small>The VMware ecosystem is rich and thriving, with partners, vendors,...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2009/06/vmworld-here-i-come/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VMworld Here I Come'>VMworld Here I Come</a> <small>Today is the last day for VMworld early-bird registration, and...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://vmtoday.com/2010/01/vote-now-for-top-virtualization-bloggers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Vote Now for Top Virtualization Bloggers'>Vote Now for Top Virtualization Bloggers</a> <small>Happy New Year to everyone!  2010 is shaping up to...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://vmtoday.com/2009/11/vmtodays-one-year-anniversary/</link>
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